Economy

18+ hour, 11+ min ago   (163+ words) Woodlands Online 3 Things You Can Actually Control About Your Mortgage Rate Right Now What can you actually control about your mortgage rate when rates are rising? That may not be the direction prospective buyers were hoping to see. But higher…...

31+ min ago   (1015+ words) Locking in long-term at lower rates looks like a steal, until you decide to move Canadians renewing their mortgages this year might wish they were part of the American system that locks rates in for 30 years. But as the saying…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (117+ words) How Other Banks Are Likely to Be Affected by High Rates Similar to WFC, other large banks such as JPMorgan JPM and Bank of America BAC are better-positioned in a higher-for-longer rate environment because they have broader revenue streams, stronger…...

59+ min ago   (675+ words) Brokers are under intense strain as lenders pull products at short notice, leading to hours spent queuing on lender systems to lock in rates When lenders raise rates with little warning, the workload for mortgage brokers can become overwhelming fast....

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1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (900+ words) Homes are seen for sale within the Amherst subdivision in Cordova, Tenn., on September 17, 2026. Homebuyers face higher borrowing costs after the 30-year fixed rate for mortgages rose last week to its highest level in nearly two years. Don’t just blame…...

53+ min ago   (913+ words) For decades, the housing market served as America’s economic bellwether—a leading indicator that signaled where the broader economy was headed and a powerful engine of growth. But since 2022, housing has undergone a quiet demotion. It has consistently dragged on…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (402+ words) This week saw the Federal Reserve raise the target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, but mortgage rates spiked before that announcement. Last week's inflation data was the turning point. ABOUT NERD WALLET: We’re NerdWallet. And we’re not…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (318+ words) Three-bedroom single-family homes remained the most common home built with respect to the number of bedrooms. The share of starts for four-bedroom homes declined for the fourth consecutive year but remained well above the shares for two-bedroom or less and…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (390+ words) Mortgage rates are higher than yesterday and over 7.00%. Today’s national average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 7.15%, according to Bankrate. If you choose a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, the average rate is 6.54%. On Sept. 16, the Federal Reserve increased the federal-funds rate…...